Tom Thumb Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster apiculata 'Tom Thumb'

The Tom Thumb Cotoneaster is fun little shrub for the miniature garden or railroad garden and extremely well behaved. Shear it in winter while its dormant to keep its globe shape.

The leaves are tinier than most of the other Cotoneasters and it can lend itself to the smallest of settings - they turn color and drop in autumn too. **Pretty white flowers turn to red berries by fall (inedible.)

A perfect companion to conifers, it grows slowly into a low spreading mat that can be kept trimmed easily.

Deciduous: it will shed its tiny leaves in autumn and leave a wonderful reddy stemmed skeleton for winter interest.

Tiny leaves are to scale

Sturdy plant, can be used in a variety of situations

Great for containers or in ground

Growth rate 4"/yr

Cold hardy zones 5 to 7, or hardy to -20F

Heat zones 7 - 5

Full sun to part shade

Regular water with good drainage

Trim when it's dormant in the winter

Comes in a 4" pot

An outdoor plant

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